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TIL that a woman gave birth to three children whose DNA didn’t match her own. Despite being monitored while giving birth, she was charged with benefits fraud until it was discovered she carried two complete and differing sets of DNA.

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LPNV TIL: In the late 1700s, a French soldier named Tarrare was subject to medical experiments to test his eating capacity. He ate a meal for 15 people in one sitting, live cats, snakes, lizards and puppies, and swallowed an eel whole without chewing. He was ejected from the hospital after eating a baby.
kJnWe TIL that when Billy the Kid learned Joe Grant was coming to kill him, he sabotaged Grant's revolver. Grant attempted to shoot Billy in the face and when the gun did not go off, Billy killed Grant
EgMo0 TIL the Battle of Hastings in 1066 between the Normans & Anglo-Saxons lasted "unusually long for a medieval battle" even though it only lasted roughly nine hours (from 9am to around 6pm).
N7n18 TIL Himalayan cliff bees in Nepal produce hallucinogenic honey know as "Mad Honey" and it's effects are comparable to magic mushrooms and LSD.
9YbB6 TIL LeVar Burton played Kunta Kinte in the original "Roots" miniseries